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IMPROVEMENT IN VIBRAI'ING-LEVEB. POWER. n

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T0 ALL .WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I,' NICHOLAS TRIPP, of Niagara Falls, in the county ofNiagara, and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vibrating-Lever Power; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this speciiication.

Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2, a'pan. i

Figure 3, a section of one of the sliding bones of the cranks.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

'My invention consists in a vibrating self-acting lever-power, having duplicate sets ofweighted pendulumlevers, iy-balls, cranks, Src., combined together to act upon a single shaft, from which the augmented power is transferred to any machinery to be driven.

In the drawings, indicates any suitable framework for supporting the working parts. From a central tower, B,of this frame, are hung two pendulum-levers, C O, which are weighted at their lower ends by any heavy metal, such as iron, as shown at a, by which means, as'they are swung, a power is transmitted to the connecting parts. With the pendulum-levers arerconnected cog-segments b b, to swing with them, and with these cog-segments gear similar segments, e c, forming part of double-acting levers, D D. The levers D D are pivoted at j, fig. 1, and to their lower ends are ioined connecting-rods E E, which extend to double cranks, d oZ, of a shaft, F. Gears 1`2 connect said shaft with another shaft, G, from which the power is transferred by pulley e, 0r any Suitable gear. Conneetingrods H H, fig. 1, connect the lower ends of pendulum-levers C O, with the arms ff of iiy-plates I I. Theseiiy-plates turn on an axis, y, and have balls, h h, projecting, as shown and also arms 'i z', extending backward,with slotsk c therein. In the slots rest boxes Z Z, which connect with double cranks, Am m, of a shaft, K. Said `shaft has, preferably, two fly-wheels, n. n, and is driven by gears: 3 4, with crank o, or in some4 equivalent manner. A band, L, connects a pulley, p, on 'shaft K, with pulley g on shaft G. The ,boxes Z Z are usually made in two parts, which enables them to be easilyinserted in or removed from the slots c c. If desired, also, the arms z' i may be so constructed as to be separated or to be opened for the insertionand removal ofthe boxes, as shown at r. A ball, s, is attached at the end of a screw-holt, t, connected with shaft Kr' This -ball maybe adjusted out or in vat pleasure, tovary itsV power upon the shaft.4 Thus arranged, it will be'soen that the whole apparatus is so constructed and combined as -to act in unity upon the shaft G, from-which the power is transferred. Both sets of the pendulum-levers C and fly-balls h are connected with the one driving-shaft, K, and the vone receiving'sl1aft, F'; and the shafts K and G are' likewise connected by band L. Therefore, the power is economized by this unity of actionfin the best manner to be applied at one point. v

It will be noticed that the pendulumlever and the iiy-balls are so relatively arranged in each Set aS to act in unison; that is, when theA said pendulum-lever falls from the extreme of the stroke, the said balls actwith it in meeting theresistance to be overcome. Also, the two sets of those respective parts act relatively vwith each other to secure the above-named result. Thus, 'there is secured an equality andV uniformity of action which is very eiectivein applying power, and vwhich has the eleet to increase the power at one end and lessen 'the application at the other. This uniformity is much better eiected than in the application of ordinarybalance-whecls for the purpose. The levers Ciare self-acting in'falling from the extremes.

What I claim as my invention, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The duplicate sets of pendulum-,levers O C, weighted at d, the duplicate y-plates I I, armed with balls' L h, and connected by arms z' z' and boxesvZ Zivith the double crank-shaft K, the adjusting-ball s, and the doubleacting levers D D, receiving motion by-cog-segments bfc, and transmitting motion tothe one crank-shaft, F, thc whole constructed and arranged as described, and operating in the manner and'for the purpose herein set forth',

In witness whereof, I have hercunto signed my name inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NICHOLAS TRIPP.`

Witnesses:

H. O. YOUNG, J. R'. Daams, 

